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減らすへらす

decrease

Verbe · Group 1 verb

君きみは食事しょくじを減へらした方ほうがいいと思おもう。

I think you'd better make a diet.

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Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: freight forwarder

Antonymes

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増やすふやす — increase; add to Source

English dictionary meanings

to abate
to decrease
to diminish
to shorten

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